G E Predator said:From my point of view, Star Wars was not destroyed in anyway. Not by Jar-Jar or Lucas. I just think some people over-react because the prequels didn't turn out to be what THEY had expected, and that the classic OT has updated with CGI. Lucas just wanted his movies to be the way that he had envisioned them. In my eyes, Star Wars has been the same for the last 27.6 years of my life: an excellent plot about the hero's journey.
One can, as in the present example, use the "point of view" argument in such a way as to negate any discussion of content. After all, there's no way to see things through your eyes, so it may indeed be true that you see no erosion in quality, no fan-pandering, no rudderless direction, no meaningless stories, no unconvincing characters.
One can also live in denial if one wishes to. I left the theater 10 years ago convincing myself that I had just seen another great Star Wars movie. But because I have no allegiance to every declaration George Lucas makes as though this is the word of God, I couldn't ignore all of the shortcomings provided by Lucas' return to the world of SW.
If your point of view is that there is no noticeable gap in quality between TPM and SW (or ESB or even ROTJ, for that matter), then I suppose this response is about as necessary as a fight scene designed to show off the Jango Fett suit. But I couldn't resist.
From my point of view, the moon is constructed entirely out of blue cheese.
From my point of view, Elvis Presley is still alive on a secret island in the South Pacific, swapping Samoan hotties with JFK.
From my point of view, there are reptilian humanoids walking among us.
The beauty of it is that you cannot convince me that my point of view is not truthful to me. Therefore, I win!